Disinfecting attachment for telephones.



R'. B. & L. ADAMS. DISINFBGTING ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES. APPLICATIONFILED-KAY 1.1909.

944,066. Batented Dec. 21, 1909.

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DISINFECTING ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application filed May 1, 1909. Serial No. 493,253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, RnssnLL B. ADAMS and LLnwnLLrN ADAMS, .itizens ofthe United States, residing at \Vesterville, in the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisinfecting Attachments for Telephones, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to disinfecting apparatus for telephone mouthpieces, the object of the invention being to provide a device of thischaracter adapted to maintain a liquid disinfectant in position upon thetelephone, together with means for spraying said liquid disinfectantinto the mouth piece of the telephone when desiret'l.

Further objects and advantages of the in- I vention will be set forth inthe detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a telephonehaving the disinfecting apparatus applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of a receptacle supporting casing hereinafterdescribed, Fig. 3 isa side elevation of the telephone transmitter, and,Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a clip employed n holding thespraying tube in position.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a telephone of theusual and well known construction. The apparatus forming the subjectmatter of the present invention is shown applied to a desk telephone,though it is to be understood that it may be applied to a wall telephoneif desired. In carrying out the invention, a receptacle holding cup orbracket 6 is provided. This holding device has an upwardly extending arm'7 that is clamped into position by the usual knurled adjusting screw 8of the telephone. A bottle or other receptacle 9 adapted to contain aliquid disinfectant is supported in the holder 6. A compressible rubberbulb 10 is connected to a nipple 11 of this bottle by a tube 12. Aspraying tube 13 leads from the nipple 14 of the bottle over the top ofthe telephone transmitter, 15

and is directed into the telephone mouth piece 16. A clip 17 (see Figs.3 and l) holds this on in position, said clip comprising a U s apedportion 18 adapted to receive the tube and legs 19 adapted to hook overthe edge of the mouth piece. The receptacle 9 and the tubes 12 and 13form what is substantially an atomizer, it being apparent that when thebulb is squeezed, a spray of disinfecting material or medicated air isdischarged from the end of the tube 13 into the mouth piece andparticularly upon the perforated disk 20 usually employed in said mouthpieces.

It is a Well known fact that the mouth pieces of public telephones areoften in t'ected with disease germs of various kinds, and in order toprevent the transmission of diseases from one person to another by theuse of such telephones, it is of importance that some means he providedfor readily and effectually disinfecting said mouth pieces. The presentinvention provides a particularly simple and eilicient method ofaccomplishing this object, but while the elements shown and describedare well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, itis to be understood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction set forth, but includes within its purview such (hanger; asmay be made within the scope of the appended claim.

It will be understood that the operation of the bulb will result indischarging from the receptacle, air which is laden or charged to agreater or less extent with the disinfectant contained in the receptacleand that the medicated air thus supplied may be in the nature of aninvisible spray. It. will also be obvious that in addition todischarging the medicated air or spray into the transmitter mouth piece,the mouth of the telephone receiver may be held in such relation to thet'ansmitter as to receive the benefit of the medicated air or spray.

What We claim is:

The combination with a telephone, of a receptacle holding device clampedin position by the adjusting screw of said telephone, a receptacleseated therein, a spraying tube eeeeee leading from said receptacle intothe meuth In testimony whereof We 31% our sigmapiece of the telephone,means for spraymg tures m presence of 'Lwo itnesses. hquld chsmfectantfrom said receptacle RUSSELL B. ADAMS.

through said tube, and a, Wire clip, one per I LLEVJELLYN ADAMS. tion ofwhich engages ane supports said Wltnessesz tube and the other portion ofwhich engages W. H. MONTZ,

the mouth piece of the telephone. 1 CHARLOTTE IMONTZ.

